FRIDAY-SATURDAY

The historic 1904 Boettcher Mansion Governor’s Residence, 400 E. 8th Ave., is beautifully decorated and Governor Polis invites Coloradans to take holiday tours of “Colorado’s Home,” from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Free guided tours of the Colonial Revival site on the National Register of Historic Places are led by History Colorado docents. Recent governors are at home here only part time when the legislature is in session. coloradoshome.org/visit/holiday-tours

FRIDAY-SUNDAY

It finally snowed in a big way, so it’s time to Sleigh the Games with every kind of snowy and icy competition Friday to Sunday in Estes Park. And the headliner, a Snowball Battle Championship. Kids try their luck and show their skills in a Candy Land Kids’ Zone. Check it out at sleighthegames.com/snowballbattle

SATURDAY

Go holiday shopping, run a 5K, hear the Denver Concert Band, build a gingerbread house and see a Denver Dolls performance at The Village 2025 family holiday event at Arapahoe County Fairgrounds Event Center from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Tickets $12, $10 in advance, credit cards, $25 fun run. One free admission per household with a new, unwrapped gift for Arapahoe County Human Services’ Partnering for the Holidays gift-giving program. arapahoecountyeventcenter.com/visitthevillage

SUNDAY

Chabad of Cherry Creek hosts a Chanukah Celebration festival of lights with fire juggling, family activities, crafts and treats Sunday, 221 Detroit St. Activities at 3:30 p.m. in neighborhood businesses, Grand Menorah Lighting and Fire Show 5 p.m., 250 Fillmore. cherrycreeknorth.com/do/cherry-creek-norths-chanukah-celebration-1. A Menorah Lighting on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder is a free outdoor event, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Monday and includes latkes, sufganiyot and hot chocolate.

SUNDAY

Travel back to the 19th Century for Littleton Museum’s Holiday’s Evening, 5-8 p.m. Sunday outdoors at the living history farm. Dress warm and take a wagon ride as interpreters bring to life winter holidays through the years. Snacks and hot cider. Tickets $5-10. 6028 S. Gallup St., Littleton. visitlittleton.org/event/holidays-evening-2

SATURDAY

More than 200 Fort Collins area and Colorado farmers, food producers and vendors will be part of the Winter Farmers Market at Foothills Mall with locally raised meats, fresh produce, baked goods and more. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, winterfarmersmarket.com. On Sunday the mall hosts a FoCo vintage market.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY

A WinterFest time at Chautauqua in the fairy forest, taking carriage rides, visiting Santa’s cottage, decorating cookies and spending time with the animals in the petting zoo. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 100 Morning Glory Drive, Boulder, $27.35+, free for ages 2 and younger. Tickets: chautauqua.com/event/winterfest-2025. 

FRIDAY

Watch four short films on the outdoors by Indigenous filmmakers and a Q&A time follows at Snow Mountain Ranch in Grandby, 4-6 p.m. Friday. Ellen Bradley returns to Tlingit land for “Let My People Go Skiing,” JR and Vanessa, professional athletes, return to the outdoors of their Jackson Hole home for “Internal Peaks,” Lakota skier Connor Ryan was born and raised on Arapaho, Ute and Cheyenne homelands and goes “Back to the Land.” ymcarockies.org/snow-mountain-ranch/events/granby/indigenous-films-screening-at-snow-mountain-ranch.

THURSDAY

Dance time from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Thursday, “Joseph and the Techno-Color Dream Coat” — An LGBTQIA+ Hanukkah Dance Party. Venue in the Highlands Neighborhood with address provided after registration. Ticket cost on sliding scale. Registration: jccdenver.org/event/technocolor.